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SERRAPEPTASE - 120,000 SPU CAPSULES DAY 1: 10/12/14 I have chronic sinus congestion, and noticed this morning, to my surprise, that my breathing cleared up about 20 minutes after taking this product. I was surprised by this effect, because I've taken serrapeptase before without noticing anything similar. When I took it in the past, I usually took one or two 40,000 SPU capsules (for a total dosage of 80,000 SPU). Today I took two 120,000 SPU capsules (for a total dosage of 240,000 SPU.) The larger dose is what appears to have made a difference. I should mention that I was not taking serrapeptase alone. I took it in water along with some other enzymes, on an empty stomach. (I don't take proteolytic enzymes with food, I take them an hour or so before eating.) I take the other enzymes regularly, but have not noticed them helping my breathing. It was the addition of serrapeptase that appears to have made a difference. After noticing the clearer breathing, out of curiosity, I typed in "serrapeptase mucus" in my browser, and found some web pages and videos saying that others have experienced this effect. One Youtube video by John Gray talks specifically about the effects of serrapeptase on mucus and congestion. Just google the name of the video if you'd like to watch it: "Serrapeptase reduces inflammation and mucus in the body." As Mr. Gray points out, "When you have mucus in your gut, fungus can grow in your gut." So clearing out mucus could have beneficial effects for people trying to clear up fungal infections. I'll keep taking it and report back in a few days, but my initial response is, I like this product. LATER NOTES: 1) I took more serrapeptase later in the day, and did not notice the mucus-thinning effect, maybe because I'd eaten some food not long before. 2) I noticed this at the end of the day that my vision suddenly seemed dramatically clearer. When I look at the edges of letters I'm typing on a computer screen, they appear crisp and clear, not blurred as they sometimes do. This totally surprised me. I like reading in bed but sometimes have a hard time doing so because my eyes aren't up to it. At the end of Day 1, I found, to my total surprise, that I was able to read fine print with less light. I'm typing this on my computer.... I would usually blow up the lettering to a large side to read more easily, but I can read it fine using a very small font. The serrapeptase is the only thing I'm doing differently. So -- two effects so far, both of them unexpected and remarkable. (Later note: DAY 2: my vision is still crisp and clear, and I'm reading a very tiny font with no problems on my computer screen.) (Later note: DAY 3: my vision seems back to normal today. (I can read small print but it's not as crisp/clear as it looked on Days 1 and 2) I should emphasize that (1) I am taking serrapeptase with some other enzymes (NOW Super Enzymes); and the clearer breathing and eyesight did NOT happen when I took serrapeptase at a lower dose. Some people, like Ray Sahelian, recommend taking a very small dose; but when I took a small dose, it didn't have any noticeable effect. So in my opinion, Sahelian's advice is incorrect. SIDE EFFECTS: On Day 1, I noticed some itching on my arms about two hours after taking it in the morning. It lasted ten or fifteen minutes, then faded away. When I took serrapeptase later in the day, it didn't have this effect. I also noticed some belching in the evening on Day 1 ... a by-product of the digestive process I guess. I think it was because I hadn't drunk enough water during the day. With the enzyme doing so much inside of me, I'm going to need to remember to increase my water consumption. DAY 9: 10/21/14 I've been taking serrapeptase for the last nine days. I usually take a couple of capsules of SP along with olive leaf extract and another enzyme supplement with water in the morning, then once or twice during the day. I still feel that it's beneficial, and, I think, it's gradually clearing up a chronic sinus condition. My breathing is clearer. I was exposed to a cold a few days ago, but didn't catch it. I believe the supplements I'm taking are helping. DAY 32: 11/3/14 Still taking serrapeptase, and I still feel like it's helping me. I'm not sure I can explain or justify why I feel that way. I usually take 6 or 7 capsules a day on an empty stomach (2 or 3 in the morning before breakfast; 2 or 3 at night; and sometimes a couple during the day.) As an experiment, I tried dissolving the contents of a capsule in my mouth once. I do NOT recommend doing so. After about ten minutes, I had a burning sensation in the back of my throat. I'm not sure why, since serrapeptase is only supposed to dissolve dead tissue. But it felt like it burned my throat, which felt a little raw for a couple of days. (Later note: I did some web research and found others who had tried this, and also gotten raw throats as a result.) 2016 UPDATE: 12/9/2016 I took serrapeptase for several months after writing the comments above, then drifted away from taking it for a while. I recently decided to try taking it again. (I found a half-full bottle in an old box of supplements, and thought, what the heck.) I took some about an hour ago because my nose was stuffed up. It's un-stuffed now. I don't know if the serrapeptase was responsible, but will keep taking it and report back later. 2017 UPDATE 1/19/2017 As stated above, I took a break from serrapeptase for a while, then started taking it again a few weeks ago. One reason I decided to try it again was that I have a condition called Seborrhoeic keratosis, which results in big ugly wart-like growths, often in the worst possible place. They're harmless but unsightly. They look terrible, frankly. My doctor offered to freeze off the Seborrhoeic keratosis on my forehead, but couldn't guarantee it would work, and said it might leave a scar and could even grow back. So I decided to see if serrapeptase might work instead. I wasn't honestly sure if it would work because serrapeptase only works on non-living tissue, but I figured most of it wouldn't hurt to try. Most of the Seborrhoeic keratosis appeared to be made up of a kind of dried, crusty, tissue which if anything seems more similar to the rock-like cocoons serrapeptase dissolves in nature, than it does to normal living skin. To remove the Seborrhoeic keratosis, I did two things: 1) I started taking two 120,000 capsules in the morning and two at night, with water, an hour before or two hours after my last meal. After taking this for a couple of weeks I started noticing that a particularly ugly Seborrhoeic keratosis on my forehead was indeed starting to break up. It appeared to split into two smaller ones, where a large one had existed before. 2) I then made a paste of serrapeptase and put it directly on the Seborrhoeic keratosis, applying it with a Q-tip. It just takes a little water or oil (such as MCT oil) added to the serrapeptase to make a gooey paste. Other times, I mixed the serrapeptase with aloe vera gel and dabbed it on with a Q-tip. And - hallelujah - this finished the job. (A couple of times, I put some of the paste on a bandaid and put it over the Seborrhoeic keratosis. But mostly I just left the bandaid off.) 3) After doing this for a few weeks, I'm happy to report that there is almost nothing left of the Seborrhoeic keratosis. What's left is barely visible to the eye. (LATER NOTE: Two weeks later: The keratosis is completely gone now. My skin where it was before is completely smooth. There's no sign anymore that that keratosis ever existed.) 4) The only other thing I was doing to the Seborrhoeic keratosis during this time was occasionally putting some aloe vera on it. But I had used aloe vera alone before on the Seborrhoeic keratosis, without much visible change (although it did lighten the color of the Seborrhoeic keratosis). The serrapeptase was, I believe, what finally got rid of the Seborrhoeic keratosis. So yes. It worked. Yay! I'm very happy to say that it did. Since I had taken it before orally without this result, I believe it was the combination of taking it internally and applying some externally to the keratosis, that made it effective. 2018 UPDATE: The Seborrheic keratosis has not come back. I'm happy to have it gone. I should emphasize that simply taking serrapeptase internally did not get rid of it. What got rid of it was the combination of INTERNAL serrapetptase and an EXTERNAL poultice made of serrapeptase and a little MCT oil (or sometimes aloe vera gel), held on by a band-aid.